Contributions by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha:

Collaborators’ Q&A What is behind your choice of this piece of art in response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis? Artist Karen Cappotto: The idea of a floating “landscape” is hopeful, heroic and in the face of horrific conditions, a refuge. Why did this piece of art resonate for you or seem like it would give you an avenue into writing about the Syrian Refugee Crisis? Poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: My daughters volunteer for a local …